Frohms Prussia Avec Amour

France v Germany in the UEFA Women's European Championship Semi-Final at the MKDons Bowl in Buckinghamshire

We are back at a rainy MK Donalds supporting Les Bleues who face Die Nationalelf for a chance to face the roaring Lionesses 🦁🦁🦁 in the Wembley Final.🏆

Back again the MKDons stadium with it's comfy seats and open concourse. Starting to like it here. Wash my mouth out. 🤐

Anyway. Football. Germany started well, drew a great save from Payraud but then had trouble hitting the target again. It all changed when Popp popped up again to popp it in the net again (blasted it into the roof of the net more like) with 5 minutes to the break. Diani was out of the loop out playing out wide but a handful in the middle and levelled the score just before the break. It was on OG off the back of the German keeper Frohme after Diani's strike hit the post. Merci Beaucoup. Danke Schön. Cheers.

France started much better after Bacha came on for Malard (cheers duck 🦆) and Diani moved centrally. Popp popped up again to popp it in with her head this time. Sacre Bleue. Les Bleues had plenty of chances to take it to extra time especially from Wendles headers but it wouldn't go in. C'Est La Vie.

Thanks again to Milton Keynes for the amazing hospitality and incredible organisation. Big number of people managed with such great care and immense friendliness. How many buses is a lot of buses? There were more than that. 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

The ref was good again, letting a lot go to allow the game to flow. Perhaps a bit too much with atleast one German professional fowl that should have been punished harder   . It would have led to a second yellow later on    ➜    and an early bath for Oberdorf.  Oberdoft sent orft. That would have been handy for Sunday. Never mind. The ref is probably a Wrescum fan anyway.

Sporting some homemade France badges (thanks to Panini) and with my new “Tricolour” cape and flag. Does anyone know the words to Ten German Bombers in French?

Scanometer hit a great 9 with vegan sausage rolls. The hot chocolate reviews will be back when the proper football weather returns.🌬🌧❄

POTM: Wendie (Wendles) Reynard (3) always awesome in defence and a massive threat up front and was unlucky not get a goal. Shame they didn't put her up-front for the last 5 minutes like Serena did with Millie.

If we don't get to Wembley, we'll see you somewhere in Sussex.

L'Amour De Tranmerekat 🐾

Rammed in here

On our way

Fun in the fan Park

The bus is here

Feel like a monument

First in

Vive la France

This hero wears a cape

Our Wendie

Bus home

Georgia On My Mind

England play Spain in the Women's European Championship 2022 Quarter Final at the AMEX Stadium

The Lionesses are back at the home of the Seagulls. This time it is the turn of La Roja to hear the Lionesses roar.

My first knockout International and the first of this championship. The AMEX is packed again. Don't expect 8 goals tonight, it will be a close game. Possibility of extra time ⌚ and penalties ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

Sabrina picks the same England starting 11. Spain started well and were a real handful especially out wide. England battled hard but it was a tight tense game. Ellen's White's tap in was disallowed for offside and it was goalless at the break. England started the first half better but Spain got the first goal. Serena made her usual changes and unusually moved Millie up front to go to a back 3. Ella "eyelashes" Toone equalised with just a few minutes of the 90 left on the clock. The crowd went bonkers and the Lionesses hung on for extra time. There was no let up in the the noise from the supporters and a pass from Kiera helped a rocket from Georgia put us ahead. It stayed that way. Aaaaand breath. Get in.

Fantastic atmosphere inside and outside the ground. Much more stressful than the Norway game but job done. On to the Semi finals. Sverige or Belgique up next. Not bothered, England are fearless now.

POTM: Georgia Stanway for the goal but honorable mention to Keira walsh who was as composed as ever. Millie and Lucy were awesome too. 😍😍😍😍

The ref has probably had better days and was completely outwitted by Spain's constant sly fouls. She did give us the comedy moment of booking the Spanish reserve keeper. Lino on our side just did what she was told. I think it's home time for this trio of jokers. Au revoir.

Probably won't get to Sheffield so will see you in sunny Worthing.

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Nerves are building

 

On Our Way

 

Posh buses

 

We're top of the group

 

Here be Seagulls

 

Alex, Ian and Gabby

 

New badges and bandana

 

It's coming home

Finnish What You Started

Finland Women face Germany in the last game of the Euros Group C Stage at the MK Stadium

The Boreal Owls 🦉 take on Die Nationalelf 🧝 at the home of MK Donald's 🍔🍟

Germany have won their 2 games and are already qualified for the Quarter Finals. Finland have lost both theirs and haven't scored since their early goal against Spain. .

We have our Finland flags  and are singing along with the SUOMI Army. Fingers crossed. 🤞 Here we go.

Finland sat deep and held out for 40 minutes but went into the break a goal down.

Popp popped up to popp it in the back of the net early after the restart. Popptastic. It finished 3-0.

Gutted Finland couldn't find a goal but they had a lot of players unwell at short notice. The SUOMI White Army had a great time, a bit too great for some of the stewards. Never stopped singing with the aid of megaphone man 📢

POTM is the Finish Goalkeeper Katriina Talaslahti. Not just her great performance after a very late call up but also we were too scared of her to give it to anyone else.

Full marks to the Finnish snipers that kept taking down the German players only for them to get up unharmed as soon as the ref noticed 👀. Mo Salad takes notes 🖉.

It was a really good crowd and the best Mexican wave ever. Lots of neutrals cheering both teams. We did NOT 👏 clap the German goals though. Fantastic organisation with the transport to the ground 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌. Well done Milton Keynes, hope to see you again soon.

The Scranometer registered a 7/10 but was disqualified as the food came from M&S.

It's too hot this far north, take me back to the seaside.🏖🏝🍦

Up next.. the Sqwarks 🐦

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Up the Whites

 

In the Fan Park

 

Nearly There

 

Looks Familiar

 

💙 a big crowd

 

Just Practicing

 

Get This Party Started

 

Seven (at the) Oaks

Newhaven FC away to Mile Oak FC in a pre-season friendly at Chalky Road

The Oak of SCFL Division 1 play host the Dockers of the SCFL Premier league at Mile Oak Rec.

Our first time here and the pitch was a bit of a surprise. It was more bumpy than Saltdean's and sloped a bit 🗻. Think Mt Fuji in Sussex.

Newhaven played uphill in the first half and went in 3-0 up at the break thanks to Lukas and a brace from Alfie (more on him later).

The Dockers made some changes for the second half with both goal scorers replaced. The hosts improved initially and scored while the reds (seen here in white) were all shouting at the ref for an incident at the other end. The game got even more physical as legs tired. Playing downhill may have helped Newhaven to score 4 more with a brace from young Marley Ambler. His first goal for the seniors after last year's U23 golden boot.

The ref, other than his dislike of Alfie for some reason, did ok and got a lot more right than wrong. Even the comedy moments where, one of our favourites, Aaron took a throw from the wrong touchline. Nice to bump in to Greg from work many years ago running the line on our side.

POTM: Marley Ambler for his first senior goal.

The scranometer took A/L today so we took a pie from home. Yum.🥧 Hot chocolate was substituted for luke warm water. Yuk. 😑

Dockers look good mid pre-season.

Looking forward to tougher opposition at the Hawks next week.

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The brown brown grass of home

 

Home time

Mead In England

England Women v Norway in the Group Stage of the 2022 European Championships at the AMEX Stadium

The Lionesses take on the Grasshoppers at the home of the Seagulls.

Wow. Just wow. This was expected to be a tough match for England.  It didn't work out like that.   Norway looked threatening early on but the Lionesses held firm and went ahead when Georgie Stanway blasted home a penalty after Ellen White was felled in the box.  It started a goal frenzy and by break it was 6-0.  Six, sies, seks, sechs,  sita, alta, exi, kuusi.  I could have been 10 but Ellen White missed more than a couple of chances from Beth Mead crosses.

Norway started the second half better but were soon under pressure again and it finished 8-0.  Eight, sekiz, ocho, acht, kahdeksan, thamania, otte, wyth. Beth Mead finished her hattrick and was one of five goal scorers. Stick that up your Ballon D'Or Ada Hegerberg. 😜

An incredible night, expected a tight game and instead we got a first half Euros record of 8 goals. 🎵 Sweet Caroline 🎵 is still echoing round the AMEX.

Scranometer registered a 7 for chips and curry outside.  Too hot for hot drinks tonight.

POTM has to be Beth Mead who was unplayable.

Got loads of new badges and acquired a flag as a cape.

The lionesses are through to the next round. 😍 Hopefully back here at the AMEX.

See you tomorrow at Mile Oak 🌳

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Excitement is building

Surrounded by Norwegians

Big crowd

Nice here init

New cape

Good view

Getting dark

It's coming home

I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

Newhaven FC v Littlehampton Town FC in the Peter Bentley Cup Final at the Camping World Stadium

The Dockers face the League champions, the Golds (full name the “Marigolds”, I’m glovin’ it). The final fixture of the Dockers season and after several postponements and rearrangements we are finally here to play at Hassocks Horsham on a sunny wet Monday Wednesday Sunday afternoon evening morning.

The heavily depleted Reds started well but were soon struggling in the face of the quality of the Golds who missed a few early chances but went in front on 6 minutes. A mistake from Jake left Bailey on the floor and an open goal for the 2nd on 15 minutes. Newhaven were stronger after the break and there were chances both ways but the Golds sealed the win with a 3rd on 70 minutes. The make-shift Newhaven squad fought bravely to get a goal back but it wouldn't come. Another disappointing Final defeat for the Dockers to end a really good season. Looking forward to next season already.

It was raining on and off all match and the pitch was really slippery. Lots of comedy moments with players falling over when they least wanted to. Atleast they didn't get muddy.

Goodbye and thanks to Seb who is retiring and played his last game today. Been a solid player. Going to miss his tackling and sometimes wayward passes.

The heavy security presence probably means that Prince William is presenting the trophy. 🚔 🤴🏆

POTM: Jake 'Bussy' Buss for some amazing saves. 👏 We've forgiven you for trying to kill Bailey and gifting them the second goal.

Hot chocolate was the usual 8/10. Scranometer is having a day off today.

Congratulations to Little-Ampton on the league title (grrrr), the cup win (double grrrrrr) and good luck in the upcoming Vase and RUR Cup games. The non-league quadrouple would be quite something. And the first ever team from Sussex to make the Vase final. Do us proud at Prenton Park South. 

That’s it for a busy season. Time to hang up my badges for a while. Hopefully be back for the Euros. Engerluuund.

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Hope the rain stops

No Hornets at home today

Do I have to go out in the rain?

(Beep beep) Train To Hopeville

Brighton & Hove Albion Women vs Everton Women in the WSL at the Broadfield Stadium

The Seagulls host the Toffees at the home of Crawley in the last game of the Women's Super League season.  The hosts need a win for a record points tally.

Brighton started slowly and the  BS  threatened to score, eventually doing so in first half injury time.   The Albion came out fighting and had the Toffees pinned back.  The goal eventually came when Aileen Whellan followed up after Inessa Kaagman hit the bar.  There were a few more near misses but it finished a goal each.  

It was a lively game with some robust tackling. Ref did well to stop them killing each other. 🥊

POTM:  Goes to Megan Walsh in goal 🥅 for keeping the Albion in the game early on.

No hot chocolate today but food registered 8/10 on the scrannometer. Yum   🍟🍔

Thanks ot the SeaGulls Ska Band for adding some Tequilla to the atmosphere.  🥁🎷🎺🎸

Visited the outdoor club shop and got a rainbow 🌈 seagull badge.  

That's another league season over. Hope to be back next season.  😪 

Congrats to Tranmere who won away yesterday!!!👀👀 and commiserations to Tranmere who failed to make the playoffs.😭😭😭

One cup game to go - #dockers

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New badge on my ska'f

Kickin' off

Ska'd for life

Help!

One Step Beyond

Newhaven FC away to Lancing FC in the Isthmian League Playoff at Lancing

The Dockers of Step 5 face The Lancers of Step 4 at Culver Road in a battle for Lancing's place in Step 4.  Saltdean being ineligible for promotion pushed the Dockers into a playoff position.  Nice day for it with a big crowd in the Sussex sunshine. 

It was a tough first half for the visitors who were kept in it by some great saves from Bussy in goal.  The deadlock was broken by Robbo early in the second half only to concede a quick equaliser.  The hosts took the lead and kept it. Newhaven thought they had levelled it only for the goal to be ruled offside.  

So promotion hopes are over and good luck to the Lancers who are a good side. 

Ref did good job except for the strange drop ball after it went out for a corner for the reds.  We're there 2 lines people, hard to tell. 

POTM: Lee Robbo Robinson gave them a run for their money and scored that goal. 

Charlie hobbled off with a nasty injury.  Hope he is fit for work at the  chocolate  🍫 factory on Tuesday. 

Hard luck to the boys, came so close to taking the club higher than ever before.  Back to fight again next year but have a cup final to play first if they can find a venue.

Too hot for hot chocolate today.  

See you somewhere for the Peter Bentley final. 

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A bit of sunbathing before kickoff 

Can I drive ? 🚗 

New Yellow badge

Back here again 

First time here in daylight

Like the squad

Blood, Sweat and Jeers

Tranmere Rovers away to Stevenage Borough at the Lamex Stadium in League 2

The Rovers face the Boro' and it's just a bit cooler than last time we came to Hertfordshire.   It's windy too, hope it doesn't impact the play. Hat and scarf weather for me.  🧣🧢

Tranmere were in yellow today and the yellow matched their lacked courage on the pitch.  Stevenage needed 3 points to guarantee EFL football next season and succeeded with a goal in each half.   The first from a penalty that has ridiculous for a hand ball. There was very little response from the visitors.  We had a great chance late on for Nicky Maynard but he couldn't stay on his feet and Kane Hemmings' follow up shot is due to make touchdown on the moon next Tuesday.  

Who would have thought that we would be rubbish away from home?  Not me 😶

There were a lot of head injuries today and a couple of the yellows had to change shirts.  Must grow them with big elbows up here . Hope Lee and Nicky are OK.

POTM: Nicky Maynard for that Benny Hill moment in the box.

Hot chocolate was an average 6 but chips were excellent.  🍟 

Met the cheeky monkey Pepe again.  🦧

Well done to Horsham and Newhaven who both won their final league fixtures.  

We might be finished for the season now.  See you sometime somewhere,

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Here we go again

Waiting to go in

The Lamex

Small ground

Is that Chris Merrie 

Pepe in the house

New badges